September 1, 2026, City Council meeting

The September 1, 2026, Medical Lake City Council meeting included several infrastructure funding updates and approvals. The city administrator reported that FEMA authorized the full $931,000 cost of the backup-generator contract, with 75% to be funded by FEMA; installation was nearly complete. The council approved a resolution authorizing an application for $430,000 from the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program for the Medical Lake Stormwater Mitigation Project, supplementing a previously appropriated $1 million in state funding. The project covers runoff treatment and water-quality improvements at multiple locations around the lake. The street-preservation project, funded by the Transportation Improvement Board, was nearing completion. The council also approved claims and warrants No. 54045–54082 totaling $282,311.71.

The council discussed a utility rate study to assess the full costs of water, wastewater, and stormwater services, infrastructure replacement, reserves, and capital needs. Staff said the city had considered issuing an RFP for outside assistance but would conduct the work internally because contracting it was too expensive; no rate changes were approved. The council also advanced impact-fee amendments and adopted the comprehensive-plan update and subdivision-code amendments, with the impact-fee ordinance moving to a subsequent reading. No new vendor selection or contract award was made during the meeting.